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<h2 align="center">2 - 	 File Names</h2>
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This section lists commonly used file suffixes and names. 
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<h3> 2.1	 File Suffixes</h3>
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Java Software uses the following file suffixes: 
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 Java source
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 <code>.java</code>
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 Java bytecode
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 <code>.class</code>
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<h3> 2.2	 Common File Names</h3>
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Frequently used file names include: 
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 <code>GNUmakefile </code>
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 The preferred name for makefiles. We use <code>gnumake</code> to build our software.
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 <code>README</code> 
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 The preferred name for the file that summarizes the contents of a particular directory.
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